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Praise for the Cross-Canada Crosswords series:
“Cross-Canada Crosswords is...appealing not only for its Canadian content but also for its witty humour and challenging clues. This book is highly recommended... for the crossword enthusiast."
—Resource Links, October 2005
"They are clever, funny and Canadian in spelling and content"
—K. Joan Hebden, Chronicle-Journal
Crossword fans get ready, it's time to test your knowledge of all that is uniquely Northern! Calgary-based crossword designer Gwen Sjogren, author of the very popular Cross-Canada Crosswords and Cross-Canada Crosswords 2 is back at it again with her third collection of challenging and playful puzzles in Cross-Canada Crosswords 3.
Most crosswords appearing in Canadian newspapers and puzzle books originate in the USA, and it shows in the spellings and cultural references, but if you know:
* who is eligible for a Stephen Leacock Award;
* what a "Molson muscle" is;
* when to use a fork instead of a bow on a fiddlehead;
* where civil servants walk on water;
* why The Littlest Hobo never spoke;
* how Brad Gushue cleans up with a broom;
then there's a good chance you're Canadian, and an even better chance you'll enjoy Cross-Canada Crossswords 3. Twenty-eight new crosswords, including regular and jumbo-sized puzzles, make for hours of entertainment.